rona moved in: ilx0rs with the bug report on their progress

I might tell my parents to sit outside, to which they won't have objections.

Welp

:(

I'd avoided it thus far, but OF COURSE I finally got it the day before the weekend of my biggest show of the year, plus seeing out-of-town friends and other anticipated activities. Lame, but oh well, there are bigger problems in the world I know.

Hope it passes quickly, Jordan, but that sucks.

I know literally six people in Chicago who have tested positive (and for the first time) in the past 48 hours.

I have a good friend that just tested positive here for the first time, too, but he caught it overseas and brought it back here. He's double boosted, fwiw, which may explain why his symptoms have been so mild.

I'm on day 3 of my second round of Covid which seems mercifully mild. This was 4 months after my first - I was at 3-day dance music festival last weekend so it wasn't too much of a shock.

interesting (and unlucky), I haven't heard of any reinfection issues so quickly after the first round

The lines on the lateral flow test are much lighter this time around, which seems to correlate with my feelings of it being a milder version.

I haven't heard of any reinfection issues so quickly after the first round

Twenty days is the shortest period between reinfections (with different variants) that I’ve seen.

and, the nightmare scenario that I feared is upon us. all of us have visited dad at the assisted living facility, which dad is only going to be at a short while. today, mom and I agreed "hmm, maybe we'll bring him back after just a week", and were feeling ok about things.

mom leaves the facility and I go to visit dad and there's a note on the door about droplet precautions. I go to the desk to ask what it means (knowing full well what it means), and sure enough, they tell me dad's roommate has it. they wouldn't move dad because they said he was 'already exposed' and of course moving him in with someone else means he might expose that person.

dad doesn't have it yet, but unless he has amazing t-cells, probably an inevitability. Now I'm exposed, and my mother's exposed, and my brother, though he just had it (though no idea if it was BA.5 or BA.2.21). so I didn't get to visit dad because I only visited the once and miiiight just luck out again, and can't chance it. both mom and I had N95s/KN95s on. but now we get to worry about ourselves.

dad is double boosted (four shots), not sure if he can do Paxlovid with what he's currently taking, but hoping he manages ok if he gets it. thank god he's quad-vaxxed.

I am livid though and about to raise Hell because nobody called us to tell us, they don't seem to give a shit about the risk, and they were complete shitheads to my mom and I. I'm filing complaints with the AHCA right now as we speak for how they handled this.

had I not driven down there tonight, Mom and I could have risked exposing many other people (if we have it).

that’s crazy they didn’t tell you.

can you start the paxlovid discussion with someone now? my memory of it is that the earlier the better.

i’m sorry.

we probably can - within first 5 days of infection is when it needs to be administered.

they didn't follow many CDC guidelines, and I pointed this out in my complaint. which is the first of many to come.

So after managing to avoid this fuckin thing for 2 whole years mostly thanks to being a complete shut in, my partner's come down with it. I think. The RAT test came up 2 stripes like IMMEDIATELY. but his symptoms don't jibe: he's achy/headachy/snotty but no fever?

And now I'm like... how long til I come down with it too? Ive been sharing a house/bed since his likely exposure (idjit went out to multiple bars drinking on Sat night, despite the huge covid wave our city's having).

been a minute since i last tried to weigh in on this so i might as well go over the top but

- you rule (can confirm)
- your partner sucks ass

zero respect for you or your/his/his kids' health. fuck him.

Eh to be fair, we were in HARD lockdown for 18 months and now we're all allowed to go out, mask free everywhere :( Not that we should! but we can. So people here are a bit stir crazy.

and TBF to B he and I have both been very careful which is why weve gone so long without! The no vax thing isnt his doing, its their nutty mothers. Ive had that rant elsewhere.

fever doesn’t always appear w omicron and subsequent variants iirc. big difference with the earlier strains.

With my second Covid infection (finally negative on day 9 last Thursday) which I’m assuming was the latest Omicron strain - my main symptoms were feeling exhausted and some stomach pains - no head cold this time though.

Interesting. My symptoms so far are like a cold with three days of fever.

Three days so far, that is - I think the fever might be over but I've thought that before.

And now I'm like... how long til I come down with it too? Ive been sharing a house/bed since his likely exposure

This past week was the first time any couple I knew both tested positive at the same time, at least post-vaccines. It's always been one person getting sick but not the other, which is strange. And of this couple (double boosted), one tested positive on a rapid, the other didn't but did test positive on a follow-up PCR (taken after more symptoms appeared). I think the current strains are doing a much better job evading detection, and also seem to be conferring (at least among the vaxxed) even more mild symptoms. No fever, slightly scratchy throat, maybe mild sniffles. Though one of the two people I was just talking about did develop a cough, was very tired and said that it felt like an elephant was sitting on her chest.

I heard the radio doctor on local NPR yesterday morning for the first time concede that everyone is probably going to get it, likely multiple times over the course of multiple years, as is the case with lots of respiratory illnesses.

My partner tested positive three days after I did, although she was having symptoms the day before.

For me it was basically head cold, with a light buffet of other symptoms (slight fever one day, a little fatigue another afternoon, some night sweats sprinkled in).

there is a theory from some, like Dr Michael Mina (though it's not established fact) that with Omicron, peak infectiousness is 3-6 days, rather than the past, where peak infectiousness is like 1-2 days before symptoms through like 3 days after. which would make sense because if you establish you're infected early and you modify your behavior, you could avoid passing to your partner, whereas pre-Omicron, by the time you realize you have it, you might have already infected them.

I've been exposed (both masked and mask-free) about three times now to someone who tested positive a day later and never gotten it. and in one of the cases, nobody at the gathering tested positive, even the guy who hugged the friend who tested positive a day later.

I wonder if that's the reason some couples don't pass along - they find out early, and isolate/etc.

I feel like I wont know either way, as I've been suffering from fatigue/headache/sniffles for like 6 months now anyway for some reason. Either I got covid real early on and never knew (was sick with a fevery chest thing in Feb 2020 but nothing since), or I'm allergic to my house.

Partner got fever later yesterday anyways. I'm sleeping (badly) on the couch. Still feel okish today so far. Who knows.

I definitely know I'm sick.

Of course, with the c diff factor it's hard to tell what's covid, what's the c diff, what's the vancomycin that I'm taking for the c diff, and what's the cumulative effects of a week and a half of hunger and dehydration.

Ugh that sounds extremely awful :(

Yep, it sucks. I am coping by having zero chill and complaining about it as much as possible.

Had to cancel a trip to see my parents when my Mom tested positive today.

I am developing a Gatorade habit for the first time in my life. I was always like "ugh, how can something that poisonous-looking be hydrating?" but wow I can just feel all my cells perking back up as I drink it.

Day 3 and I'm still fine so far. But B just got worse and worse and has had to go to hospital :( I'm sure he will be ok with some antivirals, saline IV and a bit of care, its just them being cautious as he has a history of heart issues.

Blergh so stressed out. I'm alone and if I get sick no one can look after me, which is my bloody lot in life.

I said to the paramedics "its been like 3 days, I'm still feeling fine, I'm in the clear right?" and they gave me this Look, and shook their heads. Hahah thanks ladies!

oh Trayce that’s scary. i’m so sorry. what’s the visiting situation, do they allow you in there with him?

I was told no, not if he's on the covid ward. Problem we have here is Melbourne is overrun with covid, it is mental, and right now he says hes wating in a bed in a fucking triage tent, waiting for a bed in the hospital :|

So yeah Im a bit stressed out, but he sent me a text saying he learned "doffing" is a word in the context of removing PPE, which was amusing, so he seems to be ok!

I was already not coping well having to look after him, getting his 2 kids lunches done/getting them to school and still trying to work and that was only the last 2 days. I dont know how carers of very sick people cope, I was at my wits end after 2 days, lol I'm useless.

how are the kids taking it so far?

You're not useless - it is a really hard job!

The kids were very good last 2 days - getting teen boys to willing do dishes and get themselves off to school was a triumph hah. I dont think they had much time to process the hospital bit cos it kinda escalated quickly this afternoon - we got their gran to come collect them and take them back to their place, they seemed a bit quiet/alarmed, but she'd come and got them and left before I had much time to process everything. I'm greatful they'd gone before the paramedics showed up.
God Im so exhausted.

I am dearly hoping we were careful keeping B isolated in his room and the kids wore masks at home, cos they are NOT BLOODY VACCINATED. Grr.

ah jeez :/

that is all quite a lot!

My guard was let down - I know heaps of ppl locally who got covid and they were all "yeah it was unpleasant but im ok now" and mostly said it was like a bad flu. We assumed the same, I think. I mean maybe he isnt as bad as it seemed? It was mostly just high fever/shivers/short of breath.

Ugh sorry for rambling on. I'm alone and not dealing great with this. I'm ok though, friends and fam are all aware.

you did the right thing to get him into hospital. i reckon you’re doing much more and much better than your giving yourself credit for.

Thanks T.

I am getting text updates of comfy hospital bed, codiene, antivirals and roast beef sammies, so I think things will be ok :)

Wow theyre booting him out of hospital already after only 6 hours. I mean thats good, but its also how strained our hospitals are :|

hopefully that's a good sign that they've released him already, and hope it isn't too overwhelming looking after him when he's back!

he is home and tucked in bed I washed all the bedsheets while he was out, hopefully antivirals and codiene will mean a good sleep.

Why do I always end up being the carer and taking it so seriously, but whenever I get sick no one ever looks after me. blergh.

Sorry

<3

Sorry Trayce, glad he's home. Hope you stay well!